Close-up on Buffalo Treehopper & Full moon

Went out for a walk around the neighbourhood pond for a short break from work.  I smartly brought the 70-300 lens this time.

Queen Anne's Lace

An Eastern Tailed-Blue (Everes comyntas), the only tailed blue butterfly in eastern North America.

There are multiple generations a year for this species, so this might one of the recent ones considering how pristine its wings are.

This looks like a Ruby Meadowhawk but this issue is very complicated, see here.

Most grasshoppers flew/hopped away when I step on the path, but this one Differential Grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis) clung tightly onto the plant instead.

Saw this interesting Buffalo Treehopper (Ceresa sp.), so I decided to bring it home to get some close-up images.

What an interesting-looking creature!

I let it go shortly afterwards.

The moon was full tonight, so I went out after dinner to get some photos.

My thesis was submitted about two weeks ago, so I am waiting for a defense date anytime now.  Fingers crossed.